The Tunnel (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Kim Seong-hun |
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| Written by | Kim Seong-hun |
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| Cinematography | Kim Tae-sung |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
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Running time | 127 minutes[1] |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $51.9 million[2] |
The Tunnel (Hangul: 터널) is a 2016 South Korean survival drama film written and directed by Kim Seong-hun.[3][4] It was released in South Korea on 10 August 2016.[4][5]
Synopsis
Lee Jung-soo (Ha Jung-woo) drives home for his daughter's birthday. While driving through a tunnel that goes through a mountain, the unthinkable happens. The tunnel collapses. When Lee Jung-Soo regains consciousness, he finds himself trapped inside his car. The car itself is buried under tons of concrete and debris. All he has inside the car are his cellphone, two bottles of water and his daughter's birthday cake. He forms a kind of special bond with the head of the rescue team, Dae-kyung, who teaches him how to survive in the tunnel. Later on, Jung-Soo manages to find more useful kits from his car boot when he pulls down the back seat split compartment. A young woman, Mi-na (Nam Ji-hyun) and her dog (a pug) is also trapped in the tunnel. Mi-na died from her chest injury. No thanks to the people or the government but due to the persistence of Dae-kyung and Jung-soo's own resilience, he is rescued together with the pug.
Cast
- Ha Jung-woo as Lee Jung-soo
- Bae Doo-na as Se-hyun
- Oh Dal-su as Dae-kyung
- Nam Ji-hyun as Mi-na
- Kim Hae-sook as government Minister
- Park Hyuk-kwon as government official
- Park Jin-woo as government aide
- Lee Sang-hee as YTN news reporter
- Kim Jong-Soo as drilling company executive (cameo)
- Shin Jung-keun as Captain Kang
- Cho Hyun-chul as young guy with spectacles in rescue team
- Yoo Seung-mok as reporter Jo
- Lee Dong-jin as radio DJ
- Lee Cheol-min as Captain of drilling team
- Han Sung-chun as drone technician
- Kim Seung-hoon as public hearing moderator
- Ye Soo-jung as old mother
- Jin Yong-ok as construction worker A
- Lee Dong-yong as construction worker B
- Joo Suk-tae as employee of Korea Expressway Corporation
- Ahn Se-ho as drilling team member
- Seo Hyun-woo as SNC fellow reporter
- Kang Shin-chul as agent at situation
- Jin Seon-kyu as equipment manager
- Yeo Min-gyu as voice of 119 telephone operator, helicopter agent
- Choi Gwi-hwa as person interested in tunnel 2 (cameo)
- Jung Suk-yong as Team Leader Choi (cameo)
- Hwang Byeng-gug as gas station owner (cameo)
- Bae Yoo-ram as 119 rescue worker(cameo)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Ha Jung-woo | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dal-su | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Bae Doona | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Kim Seong-hoon | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Kim Chang-joo | Nominated | ||
| Technical Award | Kim Nam-sik (Visual effects) | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Tunnel (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tunnel (2016) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Shim, Sun-ah (2016-07-07). "(LEAD) Script depicting importance of human life resonates with actor Ha Jung-woo". Yonhap News. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- 1 2 "Tunnel (Movie - 2016)". Hancinema. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ "The Tunnel (2016)". english.donga.com
External links
- The Tunnel at the Internet Movie Database
- Tunnel (Teoneol) (2016) at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Tunnel (2016) at movieboozer.com
- The Tunnel (Korean Movie) (2016) at asianwiki